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| demure; devout; earnest; effectual; grave; heavy; mirthless; pensive; sedate; serious; settled; stern; straight; thoughtful; urgent; wistful | |||
| austere; consequential; crucial; grievous; important; for real; seriously-minded; severe; significant; sober; solemn; substantial; vital | |||
| sad | |||
| dour | |||
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| no joke | |||
| in earnest; for real; seriously; severely | |||
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| in real earnest | |||
| dead earnest; in earnest | |||
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| grave | |||
| ozbiljan: 169 phrases in 8 subjects |
| British English spelling | 1 |
| Figurative | 4 |
| General | 14 |
| Informal | 2 |
| Information technology | 1 |
| Law | 129 |
| Medical | 10 |
| Slang | 8 |